Gould Genealogy and History

This new third edition, completely updated and revised, now contains about 80% more content, as well as over 200 photographs, and it has been released in both a hardcover book edition, as well as on CD-ROM.

It has been said that place names of South Australia are intricately interwoven with the fabric of its history, they bear a close relationship with the discovery, exploration, survey and settlement of the colony. The names implanted by the early settlers reflects the cultural and historical influences, which have moulded its society.

This will answer many questions about the origins of South Australian settlements and place names. In South Australia the names of English suburbs are placed alongside Irish towns and next to German or Scottish hamlets. The original meanings of names such as Aldgate, Brompton, Cheltenham, Lobethal, Craigburn and Lochiel are given, together with their reuse in the new land.

This publication is a history, not simply a reference tool. Most entries describe the circumstances of the naming as well as the derivation of the name itself, and if this is not available, other historical detail is provided. In a way the book is a gazetteer setting out succinct histories of towns, suburbs, landscape features and other named localities in South Australia, past as well as present. The use of original records also exposes several inaccuracies in existing historical works.

Gould Genealogy are offering both the CD and book edition bundle to you at a very speical price (a saving of almost $30.00). But why but both versions, you may say? Apart from saving money ... you have the use of grabbing the book from the shelf whenever you need to, but also the compactness and seaching ability that the CD can offer, when you're near a computer. But don't forget the bonus that comes with the CD edition only: a copy of Rodney Cockburn's 'Nomenclature of South Australia' a classic work which was originally published approx. 1908.

System Requirements: Windows 95 (or later), CD-ROM drive, Adobe Acrobat version 4 (or later). Also suitable for use on Macintosh or Unix operating systems.

Contents:
Foreword
South Australian Glass Negatives Collection
Preface
From Aaron Creek to Zion Hill: The Place Names of South Australia
Appendix 1. A Brief History of South Australian Nomenclature
Appendix 2. Extract from an Address Given by Geoffrey H. Manning, May 2002
Appendix 3. Comments on South Australian Nomenclature Taken from Local Newspapers
Appendix 4. Foreword to Romance of Place Names of South Australia
Appendix 5. Foreword to Manning's Place Names of South Australia
Appendix 6. Early Pastoral Plans of South Australia
Appendix 7. Anomalies in South-East Coast Nomenclature
Appendix 8. The Old Gum Tree at Glenelg: Historical Place or Myth?
Appendix 9. A Controversy Surrounding Colonel Light
Appendix 10. Extracts from and Address Given by Geoffrey H. Manning, Nov 2003
Appendix 11. Alms Across the Sea: A Tale of Two Towns
Appendix 12. Random Thoughts on South Australian Nomenclature Presented by Geoffrey H. Manning, May 2005
Nomenclature of the Streets of Adelaide
Sources and Notes
Index

Related Products:
Manning's Place Names of South Australia - book
Manning's Place Names of South Australia - CD-ROM